After this winter, we may have to reconsider what to tell people when they ask us what the weather's like in Shanghai. While snow used to be a once in a blue moon kind of thing, we can't seem to stop running into the stuff this year. Luckily, they do make for some nice pictures - you guys started submitting pretty shots of a white Shanghai basically as soon as the stuff started falling. So, to commemorate this weird weather, here's the best pictures of the last few days. more ›

Shanghai Daily tells us that earlier this morning, snow sprinkled Shanghai for the first time this winter... just days later than they thought it would. We must've missed it, since by the time we woke up and got out in the street, there was nothing for us but damp sidewalks and dreary clouds. Alas - if anyone took pictures, we'd love to see 'em. But with Shanghai's first snow comes news that the cold front should be passing - temperatures will be rising to 9C and hover at around 10C for the weekend. Yippee. more ›

It looks like our unseasonably beautiful October was the weather gods' way of offering us a bit of kindness before smacking us down with cold (ice cold) fists of fury. According to weather experts, Shanghai may now be heading into its earliest winter this decade. Usually, winter arrives in early or mid-December, but if this cold front continues, the daily average temperature would not have exceeded 10C since Friday and winter will officially be declared tomorrow - just in time for the first predicted snow of the season! So bundle up, especially since it seems these low temps will stay with us until the weekend. more ›